O Panda mais brabo dos cinemas no mundo dos jogos

Nunca assisti nenhum filme do Kung Fu Panda mas sempre que eu via os trailer eu achava o máximo, e recentemente descobri que tinha jogo do Kung Fu Panda então.. eu não poderia ignorar de maneira alguma.

Eu iniciei a versão do Wii desse jogo e achei muito ruimzinha então decidi trocar pra versão de PS3, ai sim a coisa começou a fluir melhor e a experiência foi bem mais satisfatória. Gráficos do jogo é bonito, sua jogabilidade é boa e funcional apesar de irritar um pouco e sua história pelo que li na internet segue a mesma base que o primeiro filme, então nada de reclamar da histórinha dele por aqui.

A única coisa que eu tenho a reclamar Kung Fu Panda de verdade é a forma que ele faz pra contar os meios da história, ele bota ali o Po pra ir contando as coisas antes de iniciar um capítulo e as vezes ele conta pontos importantes pra que você saiba o porque dele ta naquela fase ali e naquele cenário, olhando assim isso não parece um problema, só que quanto mais você vai jogando mais chato vai ficando ter que ouvir o que ele vai contando pra saber o motivo dele ta no lugar, tipo.. 2008 mano, CGI existe saca? custava terem botado algo de CGI só pra ilustrar melhor pra quem nunca viu o filme?

Enfim, tirando esse ponto chato do jogo ele é realmente divertido de jogar ali num dia frio e quando tu ta afim de finalizar algo rápido, uma pena que ele é um tanto repetitivo então se for joga-lo recomendo pegar e zerar numa tacada só pra não ficar guardando ai ele por 4 dias, se não tu vai acabar enjoando de verdade do jogo.

(esse vai entrar pra minha lista de jogos ruins que são bons)

God I remembered playing this game for PS3 when I was young alongside the 2007 Transformers game from my childhood, this game is so fuckin’ sweet, the graphics are cool, the combat system is so amazing, the music is so intense it’s so good, the levels are so easy to beat, the final level (which is tai lung) is a little bit hard, but it’s amazing, both the movie and game are certified masterpieces, DreamWorks & Activision did made some shovelware Wii games like that but this one is an banger on how well the devs of this game cooked on this game.

100/10 for this childhood masterpiece from DreamWorks from the awesome movie of the same name!

This game is kind of a generic beat em up that I barely remember playing. I bought it used for about 3 bucks on a whim and beat it around Christmas time in 2022.
It should be noted that this game barely functions on the Wii. It is probably around a 6/10 on the PS3/360. The game has a lot of framerate issues on this version that clearly come from trying to downport a game to older hardware specs. There are nonsense motion controls throughout the game for attacks that do not function. Sometimes the music would just cut off randomly in the levels (I thought this was a console issue until I found a 2008 review also saying this). The game crashed right as I beat it (this is a disc issue for sure). Disaster port of a game that is likely completely fine in other ways. Also honorary review for the DS version that I remember being kind of decent.

I have a long history with Kung Fu Panda. I was about 7 when the film came out, became obsessed with it, and badly wanted the video game. I didn't have a console but really REALLY wanted the HD version. I managed to get the DS version and played that one obsessively.

It's a fun 2.5D platformer, entirely touch controlled but it feels quite good. The story is set after the movie and involves you saving the Furious Five, then fighting Tai Lung again. Good shit. I played it to 97% completion (cannot find the final couple of souls for the life of me) and moved on with my life.

...Until I got an Xbox 360 earlier this year. Finally I realised I had the opportunity to play the big boy console version I was so desperate to try. And play it I did. It was OK.

What I liked: The animations during combat were really quite good. They had a nice sense of weight to them and helped the attacks feel satisfying when using them. The levels were relatively varied and actually very faithful recreations of areas from the movie (particularly the Jade Palace - I rewatched the film after completing the game and had flashbacks to the Tai Lung boss fight when I saw the Jade Palace in the film). Po's voice actor was also very good at pretending to be Jack Black. The other VAs were not good matches for the celebrity actors (shout out to the Ian McShane and Jackie Chan impersonators for being especially awful) but I genuinely thought they splashed out for Jack Black before seeing that it was an impersonator. Overall what I really liked (and why I even played it) was that it was a mindless 3D platformer and it's exactly what I wanted at that moment.

What I didn't like: Some of the level design was WACK, power scaling is nonexistent so when you upgrade your moves, you just one-shot every enemy. Also the narrative was fucked. Instead of doing an original story after the movie like the DS version, they decided to retell the movie? But with different events? And for some reason Po knows perfect Kung Fu before he ever starts training? Makes no sense. Undermines the story. Makes every setpiece feel like a cheaper version of the movie. 0/10.

WHAT TOP 5 YOU SMOKING

CAUSE MY TOP 5 IS

PO
PO
PO
PO
PO

We’re introduced amazingly to the main character. His dream about being a total badass master not only illustrates the dream of the pudgy young man that works for his dad, but also sets the end of the movie up PERFECTLY with the shadow of him after he defeats Tai Lung with the cartoon figure of him in his dream. So the foreshadowing fits perfectly with the illustration of who this character is. The comic construct of the panda being the son of a goose is also very funny and also not lost on me. More than that, we also have a very intro to the side characters. The sudden whiplash of at first being in a serene restaurant to having animals fighting each other impossibly quickly is beautiful. And then they PILE MORE WHIPLASH by instantly revealing that the one the furious five (an amazing name by the way) were fighting is actually their teacher. This shows just how unpredictable the movie will be.

In comes Oogway, herald of the change and makeshift prophet. He speaks slowly and deliberately, portraying his wisdom and patience. I love the candle scene. Oogway goes to blow the candles out one by one, giving attention and patience to each individual candle, showing us and not telling us his character. And then they do more showing instead of telling by showing us how impatient, quick, and talented Shifu is by blowing them all out with one swift move of his hand. This is brilliant because it accentuates Shifus skill, but also his downfalls, namely his impatience. It’s such an underrated scene and deserves more love. Not to mention the quick flashes of imagery shown of Tai Lung after Oogway says “Tai Lung will return”. It gives us enough to understand the kind of villain that he is, but leaving us with enough to draw our own conclusion.

I’ll pause from talking about the story to talk briefly about the Furious Five. Dreamworks crafted this team absolutely perfectly. Each member has a unique and different set of skills that actually gets outright explained when they get introduced and Shifu demands more of them. Tigress, velocity and power. Monkey, speed. Crane, height and positioning. Viper, subtlety and manipulation. Mantis, perception and precision. It displays their power as a team and shows that they are truly a force to be reckoned with.

Returning to the story, Shifu and Oogway describe the power of the dragon scroll and the implications behind it without being really cheesy or cringe about it. We also see how much of a nerd Po is because of how absolutely stoked he is that Oogway is finally choosing the dragon warrior. He wants to go and see who he will choose. After running into the problem of not being able to get in, we actually see Po’s ingenuity by making the rocket chair. He’s actually quite clever, we just don’t know how yet. As soon as the pieces are in place, Oogway knows what’s about to happen. Po falls down, Oogway points at him, and Shifu is flustered. This was the PERFECT way to have this happen. I can’t think of a single better way to make this shambling disaster into a warrior than exactly how they did it.

We cut to Chor Gam Prison, a maximum in security penitentiary for one prisoner, Tai Lung. The guards are all rhinos, displaying again the tightness of the security of the prison. Zheng and Rhino take about a thousand mechanisms down to visit Tai Lung, which gives off the connotation that Tai Lung is unbelievably powerful. Zhengs cowardice and Rhinos overconfidence makes for an AMAZING comedic moment and actually did make me laugh at loud once or twice. Most notably, the feather that comes off of Zheng at the beginning is implied to be used later excellently in a jump scare moment that has Tai Lung in it. It’s the perfect scene cut cliffhanger.

Back to the Jade Palace, where Po is trying to convince everyone that there’s been some kind of mistake before getting lost in the ancient relics and artifacts of fights that have been fought. This goes very unnoticed and is often shrugged off as just another comedic scene. But it really does more than that. It shows us that the time period we’re looking at has gone on for WAY longer than what we’re seeing. We’re taking dozens, maybe hundreds of years of history encapsulated in one scene. Po talks about the relics and where and when they were used, telling the viewer that there has been much history and conquering LONG before his was around. We have a comedic moment where Po breaks things, Shifu breaks his balls, and we are again ushered into the badassery that is the Furious Five. Quick action shots of the Five training and looking amazing doing it. We’re introduced to all the equipment and Shifu urges Po to have a go at it. Po begins by trying something slow and ridiculous, unknowing throwing himself into the insanity that is the training regimen of masters. He cannonballs his way through it, succumbing to every obstacle and getting hit by every single bad thing in the room. This does a multitude of things. One, it shows us Po’s incompetence. In the end, Po is just a restaurant server in the presence of masters. He has no idea what he’s actually doing. Two, it just makes us laugh. It’s a kids movie, it’s supposed to be funny. And this is a legitimately really funny scene. Three, it shows us Po’s unbelievable endurance and toughness. That guy went through hell on that field and he emerged in pain, but alive. And ready to continue. We’re followed by a nighttime scene of the Five mocking Po behind his back. He tries to prove them wrong about being able to see his toes, and fails. We’re met with an awkward exchange with Po and Crane, a perfect way to show Po’s awkwardness. But then he meets a very angry and direct Tigress, who tells him to leave if he respects them at all.

Timed perfectly, we go back to the Prison. Tai Lung utilizes the aforementioned feather to undo his restraints. The breaking of the shacking shell with nothing but his hide and the precision of being able to destroy his cuffs with a crossbow bolt fired at him also illustrates his strength. We also have one of the funniest looking and sounding lines as Zheng shrieks “TAI LUNG IS FREEEEE!!!!!!!!” We see the many countermeasures put in place to stop Tai Lung. A wall of arrows shot down on him, dynamite to blow up bridges, the cutting of the only way up. Effective, yes. But not effective enough. Tai Lung uses the very bolts fired at him (all of which he dodged standing COMPLETELY FUCKING STILL) to leap his way out of the pit he was consigned to. Here is our first real action scene. Tai Lung batters his way through opponents, using different and more creative methods of violence with each kill until he is atop the bridge with Rhino and Zheng. Rhino and Tai Lung snarl at each other, giving off the impression that the two have a long history together. Warden and prisoner. After an impressive display of agility, Tai Lung defeats Rhino and intimidates Zheng, giving a message to send back to Shifu. “Fly back there and tell him the real dragon warrior is coming home.”

Shifu wakes the Five up and we are made to think that Po actually has quit before we see him “practicing” in the garden. Shifu berates him and then begins his training session with Po. This is another way of displaying Po’s loyalty and endurance as well as the Five’s might. The Five kick the living shit out of him and he still won’t give up. He is determined to stay for some unknown reason. Eventually, Shifu is fed up with the pandas stubbornness and decides to take him on himself. After displaying his own power and exchanging a few harsh words, he kicks Po down a flight of stairs, symbolizing his desire to get rid of Po and send him back where he belongs. This time, however, even the Five recognize Po’s grit and start to respect him. This is shown in the next scene when Viper and Mantis are performing acupuncture on him to try to alleviate his pain. Eventually, Tigress comes in and begins to explain the true nature of Shifu and as Tai Lung.

Flashback time! We see the molding of a young and hopeful Tai Lung as he rises through the ranks of strength under the guidance of a happier and more proud Shifu. The two are both convinced that Tai Lung is destined to be the dragon warrior. But Oogway sees the darkness in his heart and refuses to give him the dragon scroll. He only proves Oogways point by destroying the village in rage when he is denied his power. Then comes an incredibly important scene. Tai Lung tries to take the scroll by force and Shifu must stop him. But he can’t bring himself to do it. He molded him, crafted him into the perfect machine of death that was never intended to be used the way it was. But Shifu didn’t see a machine. He saw a son that he raised and a child that he loved. Tai Lung was not so sentimental. He swats Shifu away and Oogway leaps up to stop him, effortlessly incapacitating Tai Lung. This flashback shows us so much about both Tai Lung and Shifu. It shows us that Tai Lung is not only powerful, but uncaring for others around him. He really only does care about himself. It also shows us that Shifu is presently dealing with the shame that he feels for making such a monster. He likely blames himself for the madness that was caused. That’s why he’s so strict and impatient all the time.

Speaking of Shifu, he’s the next character we get to see more of. Zheng returns with the message that Tai Lung is free. The comedic way that they chose to show the audience that moment is awesome, by the way. Shifu races to his master for guidance because Oogway did predict that exactly this would happen. But Oogway assures Shifu that the dragon warrior can stop him. It is his destiny. Shifu doesn’t understand, he’s just a stupid panda, fat and untrained. He isn’t even supposed to be in their ranks. A deep and thought provoking discussion about control ensues between the pair. Oogway argues that in order to be truly wise and effective in the way of kung fu, you must let go of what you think you can control. Shifu counters with the notion that you can control things. That there are things in life that you yourself decide. I seriously can’t do the scene justice, it’s such an amazing and deep scene for a kids movie. You really should just watch it, it’s beautiful. Eventually, Oogway simply says that Shifu must believe in him, but also in Po. Then comes the historic scene. Oogway senses that his time has come. The music swells, the tension builds, Shifu is pleading for Oogway not to leave him, but he knows that this is how it must be. Oogway passes with a smile, ushered into the next life by the petals of the very peach tree he used as an illustration for both Po and Shifu.

Po does something rare and shows off a skill that he actually has, cooking. This is a good tactic because it shows that we’re not looking at a complete disaster. He’s actually very good at some things. Even the Five recognizes it, ogling at his ability to make an amazing noodle soup. Enter Shifu, distraught, but also filled with a need to carry on the legacy his master left him. Shifu tells everyone that Tai Lung is on his way and that Po must be the one to stop him. Tigress protests, thinking that the Five has endured enough training to be able to take on the threat. But Shifu tells her that it is the destiny of the dragon warrior to defeat him. Upon hearing this, Po gets the hell out of dodge. He makes a break for it but is stopped quickly by Shifu. This is super cool because both Po and Shifu do a complete 180. Initially, Po wanted nothing more than to stay and learn the way of being a warrior and Shifu tried everything he could to get rid of him. Now, Po wants to flee back to his old life and Shifu is demanding that he stays. This would be interesting by itself, but the movie even goes so far to capitalize on it. Shifu asks why Po didn’t quit even when he knew that Shifu didn’t want him there. Po finally explains that even through the pain and toil, it was still better then the dull and agonizing life of a waiter that he had before. A life of no excitement, no thrill. But now he wants to go home. Surprisingly, Shifu seems to relent. He lets Po go back to his room. Tigress has had enough and goes behind Shifu’s back to go stop Tai Lung, showing us Tigress character of being rebellious and decisive. The rest of the Five join her.

Shifu is back where his master passed, reminiscing. He hears strange noises erupting from the Jade Palace. He finds that it’s coming from the kitchen, and that Po is taking out his aggression in the cabinets and pantries going to find food. Shifu slyly tricks Po into climbing up the walls in order to get some almond cookies. He notes that Po is doing a perfect split, a brilliant callback to the scene where Po was stuck in the hammock. It is then that Shifu realizes what he must do. He takes Po to where Oogway initially unlocked the key to harmony. Where Kung Fu was born. Po is astounded and sees the vision of an agile Oogway floating and fighting as if it were a dance. Shifu inspired Po to keep fighting, to pledge fidelity to him so that he may become a great warrior. He then tells Po that he he can’t train him by traditional means, like how he did with the Five. He must make his own methods, and utilize the skill set that Po has to appeal to a larger calling.

I’m going to take a a minute here to explain what happens next. It shows us a montage of Po and Shifu training to the best applicable music I’ve ever heard. This is, in my opinion, the best montage in any movie I have ever seen. The methods of training are all so different. We see Po trying to retrieve a dumpling from Shifu’s person, Po doing knuckle push ups over a bowl of hibachi. But more than that, we see Po’s progression of becoming a fighter. At first, he is clumsy and easy to beat. He falls from great heights, fails miserably at the challenges provided, yet still learns. Then, we start to see him become more competent. He starts to block more shots, he starts to defend better, but he still falls behind and fails. But as the music picks up, he becomes better and better, and eventually, we see a competent and well rounded Po. A warrior. The music is perfect. The progression is accurate. The journey is beautiful. It is the best mintage sequence I have seen in any movie.

After the montage, we are met simply with a bowl of dumplings, Shifu, and Po. Po wonders at the prospect of being able to eat without earning it, but Shifu assures him that he is trained and is free to eat. Po goes to eat one, but Shifu steals it. He goes for another, stolen again. Eventually, only one dumpling remains, and Po fights for it. There are so many things that happen and so many creative elements that come into play. They pin the dumpling to a tree, Shifu mixed it around in the bowls, etc. All throughout we see that Shifu is beating Po at first. But as the battle for the dumpling goes on, Po starts to become more able, more confident. The dumpling really represents him and his ability to cook and eat. When he surpasses Shifu and finally gets the dumpling, it shows that he has finally mastered that part of himself and honed it to become a warrior. But more than that, more beautifully than that, when offered to finally indulge in the dumpling, he throws it back, saying he isn’t hungry. This represents his humility, his true ability to sacrifice that which he loves with a smile so that he can be a better man.

Now it’s time for the bridge scene. This is one of my favorite scenes in the whole movie. The Five finally come face to face with Tai Lung on opposite sides of a bridge, staring each other down. The ropes of the bridge get cut, and the rest of the scene is taken from a broken bridge. Tigress and Tai Lung exchange some words. Tai Lung very subtly demonstrates his coolness by walking on the loose ropes of the bridge effortlessly. The two begin to fight. To me, the fight scene here is the most amazingly choreographed fight scene I have ever witnessed. The bridge is used excellently. To the fighters, It isn’t just an obstacle to work around, but a tool to use and manipulate. Over the course of time, more members of the Five come to the aid of Tigress. Tai Lung fights most of them off when they attack one by one. But when they attack as a unit, they deliver blow after blow after blow until it seems that Tai Lung is out of the fight. They tie him up and leave him hanging from the broken bridge after an amazing, awe striking battle. But a stirring is seen in the bridge and Tai Lung launches himself to the other side, landing with a crash. Using a developed nerve attack, he stuns all of the Five, rendering them inert with just a few strikes. A scene that gives me goosebumps every time.

Returning from their training camp, Po and Shifu boast about their accomplishments and laugh together. They are interrupted by Crane delivering the frozen members of the Five back to Shifu, explaining that his nerve attack was too much for them. Shifu quietly remarks that Tai Lung has gotten stronger and that he must have sent them back alive to demonstrate it and strike fear in their hearts. He returns his attention to Po, telling him that he can do it. That he can defeat Tai Lung with the help of the one thing no one else will have. The Dragon Scroll. The fabled inscription that we heard at the beginning. Shifu does an impressive dance with the petals of the peach tree to bring the scroll down and opens the scroll for Po. This is it, this is the moment we’ve been waiting for since Shifu and Oogway talked about it in the beginning. The culmination of everything we’ve witnessed so far. Po cracks it open, opens it all the way and… it’s blank. Blank? There’s nothing? How can this be? Was Oogway really just senile and insane? No, Oogway was wiser than anyone. What do we do now? Shifu makes an executive decision. The Valley of Peace must be evacuated. The villagers must be spared from the wrath of Tai Lung. Shifu says that he will hold him off long enough for everyone to get out safely. Po objects, saying that he will surely die. Shifu responds with, “then I will have finally paid for my mistake.”

Dejected, Po makes way for his fathers noodle shop to aid in the evacuation. Po is met by his father with a big hug and plans for a prosperous future for the restaurant. Po half listens, and eventually stops on the path. His father comes back to him and tells him to buck up, that his true future still awaits. That broth runs through his veins. He sees that it doesn’t work, and comes up with something, an idea. He tells him that he will tell him the secret ingredient in his secret ingredient soup. This is a soup we’ve heard about many times in the past, but it seems rather unimportant now. Regardless, Po’s father means in and tells him that the secret ingredient is nothing. There is no secret ingredient. Po doesn’t understand, he doesn’t add anything to it at all? His father explains that he doesn’t have to. In order to make something special, you only have to believe it is. Nothing else is required. Realization strikes Po, and he takes the dragon scroll back out. He gazes at the blank page, seeing only his reflection. The poetry here is astounding. Po finally understands the meaning of what he must do, if who he must be. And does he get it from the training regimen offered by Shifu? The taunting and goading from the Five when the first questioned him? Even from the wise words of Oogway when he was under the peach tree? No. None of them. He figures it out by going back to his roots, by going back to his noodle shop with his father. Through the analogy of something as familiar to him as soup. The poetry there is so beautiful and rich.

Shifu stands at the top of the stairs of the Jade Palace, waiting for Tai Lung. He closes his eyes for a second, and he is there standing before him. Brief words are exchanged, and a fight commences. Both parties give it all they’ve got, fighting like there’s no tomorrow. You can see Shifu’s strain in fighting. He knows he cannot make the same mistake he did all those years ago. He must look at Tai Lung not as a son, but as an enemy. And as painful as that is, it is the way it must be. And Tai Lung is stronger than he ever has been. Years of rotting in that barren cell has made him strong, stronger than he could ever imagine to be. With this newfound strength, he batters Shifu. Shifu puts up a fight, but to no avail. He is simply no match for the night of Tai Lung. Using fire as his aid, Tai Lung screams at Shifu, telling him he only ever wanted to make him proud. He bellows, ordering Shifu to tell him just how proud he is. A defeated Shifu replies by saying he’s always been proud of him. And that pride was his downfall. Shifu, even when he is beaten and bloodied, offers an apology to Tai Lung, a heartfelt apology for his lack of vision. For a moment, Tai Lung softens. You can see his expression melt away slightly, but instantly form back after declaring that he wants the scroll. But he sees it is missing, and demands to know where it is. Shifu won’t tell him, he begins to asphyxiate, the end seems to be coming…

“HEY!” Po, exhausted from the stairs, looks up to meet Tai Lung. He scoffs at the panda. Surely this isn’t the one he was destined to fight. He laughs audibly at the ridiculousness. But when Po pulls out the dragon scroll, he shifts into attack mode and punches him away, grabbing the scroll. Po bounces right back and bashes into Tai Lung, stunning him briefly. The fight that follows is the beautiful and awe inspiring culmination of everything that we have seen from this movie. We see connections to EVERYTHING Po has experienced and encountered in the movie. We see the almond cookie scene, the rocket chair scene, the dumpling scene, and even some original scenes of comedy like when Po actually does sit on Tai Lung. He uses his training from Shifu and his own pandaness to kick the shit out of Tai Lung. But Tai Lung is still a force to be reckoned with. He unleashes a barrage of attacks, pummeling Po into the ground and beating the scroll right out of his hands. Po is too weak to get up to stop him, and Tai Lung finally has the scroll. He tears it open, anxious to read what is inside. He finds out what we already know, that the scroll hold nothing. Po, even after being battered by him, offers an explanation. Tai Lung won’t have it and attempts to use the name nerve strike that defeated the Furious Five on Po. But it doesn’t work. It… really doesn’t work. Po laughs as if he is being tickled by the attack and eventually retaliates after being struck too hard by Tai Lung.

Then, we see an intricate and hilarious fist-to-fist fight between Po and Tai Lung. Tai Lung is strong, but Po’s training has made him a warrior than simply cannot be stopped. Though unconventional, Po is able to do some serious damage to his opponent, even going to far as to launch him into the air and send him screaming downward. He ends the fight with a callback to the Wushi Finger Hold, the move to end them all. Now, even Tai Lung cowers in the face of the power he is faced with. With a signature line, Po finishes the job, and lets the whole Valley know it.

As the Valley returns, they all look for what caused the massive blow they felt. They see their savior from the smoke. A warrior dressed in a cape and hat. This is a direct callback to the very beginning of the movie when Po imagined himself as the badass that he now is. He has fulfilled his dream and we have come full circle. And there is nothing more poetic than the fulfillment of a dream. But really, he is not in a cape and a hat. He is clad in a soup apron and a pot on his head. Because no matter what he appears to be now, no matter how much of a warrior he is, he will always be Po. He will always be the panda that was at first a waiter at his fathers restaurant. This, he will never forget. As the crowd cheers for him, he rushes to his father, embracing him tightly. The Furious Five are there too. And, just like in the dream, they bow in reference to him, calling him master. When Po hears this, he immediately thinks of Shifu and rushes to the palace to make sure he’s okay. He finds Shifu alive but very tired. He explains that he defeated Tai Lung. Shifu now understands that Oogway was right all along. That Po is the dragon warrior. That he has brought peace to the Valley. But, despite this poetic beauty, it ends in the way it was always supposed to be. Po lays down next to the resting Shifu. He fiddled with his hands and tried to rest, but finds that he can’t. He tries and tries, but eventually looks over at Shifu and asks is he wants to get something to eat. Shifu sighs, and says honestly, yes.

Before I end, I just want to take a moment to appreciate the music. The music is astounding, and each track is perfect for the scene that it is played in. The action sequences are filled with beautiful, fast paced thrilling tracks. During somber moments, there are melodious string instruments and slow tunes to show the emotion behind the scene. And it remains this way while still holding true to the traditional eastern theme that it had. All the while if it being an incredible soundtrack, it never lost its easternness and it’s main theme. I listen to the soundtrack extracurricularly sometimes just because of how amazing it is. It truly wouldn’t have been as amazing of a movie had the music not been how it was.

Overall, Kung Fu Panda is a masterpiece of a film. The writing is amazing, there was an incredible amount of detail put into every line in the film. Every part of the dialogue was amazing and an absolute joy to listen to. The actors were casted perfectly. I can think of no one better than Jack Black as Po, Dustin Hoffman as Shifu, and Ian McShane as Tai Lung. Along with incredible performances by Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Jackie Chan, and Seth Rogen. The music was beautiful, meshing the whole film together as an amazing work of art. Because at the end of the day, that is what this movie is. It’s a work of art that is to be admired. It can be used to entertain and to teach. I could spend even more time talking about each of the intricacies of each line and artistic choice. But I won’t. It’s just such an amazing movie. Truly an amazing work of fiction. Skadoosh.


oh,i almost forget,this game is not good